Portrait of Don M Dickinson Postmaster General
Special correspondence details Don M Dickinson the youngest cabinet member and Detroit lawyer turned postmaster general under Cleveland. It describes his duties, office routine, modest manner, honesty, loyalty, and the grand Washington post office with its marble building and massive machinery.
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Dickin son and Ris Office Tells of a Bold Cabinet Trouble
A Detroit based reminiscence recounts a tense scene with a politician challenging cabinet loyalty to Dickinson. The narrator praises Dickinson as calm yet firm, noting his social standing, philanthropy, and blunt rebuke of critics. The piece shifts to Corcoran in Washington detailing his mansion, art, charity, and lifelong public service.
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President’s Message on Chinese Immigration Policy Referred
A communication from the president to the Senate discusses a resolution urging denouncement of a treaty with China that restricts Chinese laborers entering the United States. The note explains executive interest, seeks Senate action, and references anticipated treaty conclusions with the emperor of China.
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